"Little did he know that it was easier to get freedom from colonial slavery than from the Zamindar. Before independenc…"

"The might and influence of these Zamindars, in independent India’s socio-economic fabric, was unchallenged as they we…"

"You would, my Arabella, be enraptured at the extreme neatness of even the meanest attendant; but besides the beauty a…"

"Cleanliness was literally next to godliness in India; hygiene was not, as Anatole France thought it, la seule morale,…"

"A surprising spirit of cleanliness is to be observed among the Hindoos: the streets of their villages are commonly sw…"

"The Brahman usually washed his hands, feet and teeth before and after each meal; he ate with his fingers from food on…"

"Purity means cleanliness of mind and body; the latter is effected by the use of water etc. No nation in the world is …"

"For their part, Indians and Asians considered Westerners puzzlingly dirty. To some extent, it was a matter of merocri…"

"At a time when the British showed no particular enthusiasm for cleanliness, Indian women for example introduced Briti…"

""The fact that even smaller towns and villages had impressive drainage systems” remarks Kenoyer, “indicates that remo…"